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Conjunctions (C1)

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  • What words can you use to give a reason?
    as / because / since / so / (and many more)
  • I'll believe you __________ show me a doctor's certificate. (ONLY)
    I'll believe you were sick only if you show me a doctor's certificate.
  • You can't leave ___________________ you paid. (IF)
    You can't leave if you can't prove you paid.
  • I'll go home for Christmas _____________ finished the project by then. (LONG)
    I'll go home for Christmas as long as I have finished the project by then.
  • James enjoys playing Civilization ___________________. (AS)
    James enjoys playing Civilization as does Anthony.
  • (Is this sentence correct?) I don't enjoy music. Although I love soundtracks to films.
    I don't enjoy music, although I love soundtracks to films. / I don't enjoy music. However, I love soundtracks to films.
  • What words can you use to contrast ideas that are in the same sentence?
    although / while / whilst / whereas / yet / though / even though (and many more)
  • (Is the sentence correct?) She hadn't seen the film, nor she had heard of it.
    She hadn't seen the film, nor had she heard of it.
  • (Is this sentence correct?) Though it was rainy, we put on our jackets and went for a walk.
    It's correct.
  • _______ I found the work very difficult, my friend found it easy.
    while / whilst / whereas / although / though / even though
  • Susan doesn't complain about the cold winters _______________ a lot. (PROVIDED)
    Susan doesn't complain about the cold winters provided (that) it doesn't rain a lot.
  • The trip to Portugal was ___________________ on the journey. (YET)
    The trip to Portugal was enjoyable, yet I felt stressed on the journey.
  • Use "yet" in a sentence to express contrast.
    *"yet" needs to be placed in the middle of the two clauses*
  • What words and phrases other than "if" can you use to give a condition?
    as long as / provided that / unless / if only / (and many more)
  • (Is this sentence correct?) Everyone enjoyed the trip to the final, whereas we lost the match.
    Everyone enjoyed the trip to the final, although / though / even though we lost the match.
  • I wasn't worried ____________________ scared. (NOR)
    I wasn't worried, nor was I scared.
  • He wasn't afraid of taking risks ___________ worry about the consequences (NEITHER)
    He wasn't afraid of taking risks, neither did he worry about the consequences
  • Tim hasn't made any plans for the future ______________ worried about it. (NOR)
    Tim hasn't made any plans for the future nor is he worried about it.
  • She recognised him immediately, __________ they'd never met before.
    although / though / even though
  • What words can you use to mean "also not" ?
    nor / neither
  • ______ the plumber still hasn't come, we won't be able to use the bathroom today.
    As / Since / Because